September 11, 2011
'Project Accessory' Follows 'Project Runway'
Robert Doyle READ TIME: 1 MIN.
NEW YORK (AP) - Supermodel Molly Sims will host a new competition reality show about the cutthroat world of accessories designing called "Project Accessory."
The cable Lifetime network announced the choice Wednesday for host of the spinoff of "Project Runway."
Twelve contestants will take part in challenges to highlight their creativity and eye for detail when creating jewelry, belts, bags and shoes.
Lifestyle expert Eva Lorenzotti will be the contestants' mentor. Designer Kenneth Cole and InStyle Editor Ariel Foxman will be judges.
"Project Accessory" is to premiere later this year.
Sims is no stranger to the accessory world. She has her own jewelry line called Grayce by Molly Sims.
Long-term New Yorkers, Mark and Robert have also lived in San Francisco, Boston, Provincetown, D.C., Miami Beach and the south of France. The recipient of fellowships at MacDowell, Yaddo, and Blue Mountain Center, Mark is a PhD in American history and literature, as well as the author of the novels Wolfchild and My Hawaiian Penthouse. Robert is the producer of the documentary We Are All Children of God. Their work has appeared in numerous publications, as well as at : www.mrny.com.
